This study of banana contract farming in the Eastern Caribbean explores the forces that shape contract-farming enterprises everywhere--capital, the state, and t

This study of banana contract farming in the Eastern Caribbean explores the forces that shape contract-farming enterprises everywhere_capital, the state, and th

Bananas, the most frequently consumed fresh fruit in the United States, have been linked to Miss Chiquita and Carmen Miranda, "banana republics," and Banana Rep

The Banana demystifies the banana trade and its path toward globalization. It reviews interregional relationships in the industry and the changing institutional

DIVThe history of banana cultivation and its huge impact on Latin American, history, politics, and culture./div